AU774149B2 - Continuously variable transmission - Google Patents

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AU774149B2
AU774149B2 AU24713/01A AU2471301A AU774149B2 AU 774149 B2 AU774149 B2 AU 774149B2 AU 24713/01 A AU24713/01 A AU 24713/01A AU 2471301 A AU2471301 A AU 2471301A AU 774149 B2 AU774149 B2 AU 774149B2
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Donald C. Miller
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Fallbrook Intellectual Property Co LLC
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Motion Technologies LLC
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H61/00—Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing
    • F16H61/66—Control functions within control units of change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion ; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing specially adapted for continuously variable gearings
    • F16H61/664—Friction gearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16H—GEARING
    • F16H15/00—Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members
    • F16H15/02—Gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio, or for reversing rotary motion, by friction between rotary members without members having orbital motion
    • F16H15/04—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios
    • F16H15/06—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B
    • F16H15/26—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a spherical friction surface centered on its axis of revolution
    • F16H15/28—Gearings providing a continuous range of gear ratios in which a member A of uniform effective diameter mounted on a shaft may co-operate with different parts of a member B in which the member B has a spherical friction surface centered on its axis of revolution with external friction surface

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Friction Gearing (AREA)
  • Transmission Devices (AREA)
  • General Details Of Gearings (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal Substances (AREA)
  • Valve-Gear Or Valve Arrangements (AREA)
  • Control Of Transmission Device (AREA)
  • Retarders (AREA)
AU24713/01A 1999-11-12 2000-10-24 Continuously variable transmission Ceased AU774149B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

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US16503799P 1999-11-12 1999-11-12
US60/165037 1999-11-12
US18649500P 2000-03-02 2000-03-02
US60/186495 2000-03-02
US19314400P 2000-03-29 2000-03-29
US60/193144 2000-03-29
PCT/US2000/041550 WO2001038758A1 (fr) 1999-11-12 2000-10-24 Transmission a changement de vitesses continu

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AU2004212584A Division AU2004212584B2 (en) 1999-11-12 2004-09-17 Continuously variable transmission

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AU774149B2 true AU774149B2 (en) 2004-06-17

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EP (1) EP1235997B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP3956096B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR100685467B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN1227465C (fr)
AT (1) ATE256831T1 (fr)
AU (2) AU774149B2 (fr)
CA (4) CA2681331C (fr)
DE (1) DE60007358T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK1235997T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2211660T3 (fr)
HK (2) HK1056764A1 (fr)
MX (1) MXPA02004661A (fr)
WO (1) WO2001038758A1 (fr)

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CN100472101C (zh) * 2001-04-26 2009-03-25 运动技术有限责任公司 连续可变变速器
US7011600B2 (en) * 2003-02-28 2006-03-14 Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Continuously variable transmission
WO2006041718A2 (fr) * 2004-10-05 2006-04-20 Fallbrook Technologies, Inc. Transmission a changement de vitesses continu
US7959533B2 (en) 2005-12-09 2011-06-14 Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Continuously variable transmission
EP1811202A1 (fr) 2005-12-30 2007-07-25 Fallbrook Technologies, Inc. Transmission à variation continue
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US8641577B2 (en) 2007-06-11 2014-02-04 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc Continuously variable transmission
WO2009065055A2 (fr) 2007-11-16 2009-05-22 Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Unité de commande pour transmission variable
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WO2009157920A1 (fr) * 2008-06-23 2009-12-30 Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Transmission à variation continue
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US8167759B2 (en) 2008-10-14 2012-05-01 Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Continuously variable transmission
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JP5783260B2 (ja) * 2011-09-21 2015-09-24 トヨタ自動車株式会社 無段変速機
US10047861B2 (en) 2016-01-15 2018-08-14 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc Systems and methods for controlling rollback in continuously variable transmissions
US10023266B2 (en) 2016-05-11 2018-07-17 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc Systems and methods for automatic configuration and automatic calibration of continuously variable transmissions and bicycles having continuously variable transmissions
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US11215268B2 (en) 2018-11-06 2022-01-04 Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc Continuously variable transmissions, synchronous shifting, twin countershafts and methods for control of same
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US5236403A (en) * 1991-08-16 1993-08-17 Fichtel & Sachs Ag Driving hub for a vehicle, particularly a bicycle, with an infinitely variable adjustable transmission ratio
WO1999020918A1 (fr) * 1997-10-22 1999-04-29 Linear Bicycles, Inc. Boite de vitesses a rapports variables de façon continue

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US3707888A (en) * 1970-07-31 1973-01-02 Roller Gear Ltd Variable speed transmission
DE4126993A1 (de) * 1991-08-16 1993-02-18 Fichtel & Sachs Ag Antriebsnabe für ein Fahrzeug, insbesondere Fahrrad, mit stufenlos einstellbarem Übersetzungsverhältnis.

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US2931234A (en) * 1957-11-12 1960-04-05 George Cohen 600 Group Ltd Variable speed friction drive trans-mission units
US5236403A (en) * 1991-08-16 1993-08-17 Fichtel & Sachs Ag Driving hub for a vehicle, particularly a bicycle, with an infinitely variable adjustable transmission ratio
WO1999020918A1 (fr) * 1997-10-22 1999-04-29 Linear Bicycles, Inc. Boite de vitesses a rapports variables de façon continue

Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7503307B2 (en) 2006-04-29 2009-03-17 Klassen James B Energy transfer machine with inner rotor
US8011345B2 (en) 2006-04-29 2011-09-06 Klassen James B Energy transfer machine with inner rotor

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EP1235997B1 (fr) 2003-12-17
HK1056764A1 (en) 2004-02-27
AU2004212584B2 (en) 2008-09-11
KR100685467B1 (ko) 2007-02-23
AU2004212584A1 (en) 2004-10-14
EP1235997A1 (fr) 2002-09-04
JP2003524119A (ja) 2003-08-12
WO2001038758A1 (fr) 2001-05-31
ES2211660T3 (es) 2004-07-16
AU2471301A (en) 2001-06-04
MXPA02004661A (es) 2002-09-02
DE60007358T2 (de) 2004-10-14
KR20020059708A (ko) 2002-07-13
DE60007358D1 (de) 2004-01-29
CA2648320C (fr) 2009-12-29
CN1423734A (zh) 2003-06-11
CA2388988C (fr) 2009-06-02
CN1227465C (zh) 2005-11-16
HK1087454A1 (en) 2006-10-13
ATE256831T1 (de) 2004-01-15
CA2707702C (fr) 2011-05-24
JP3956096B2 (ja) 2007-08-08
CA2707702A1 (fr) 2001-05-31
CA2388988A1 (fr) 2001-05-31
CA2681331A1 (fr) 2001-05-31
CA2681331C (fr) 2010-06-29
CA2648320A1 (fr) 2001-05-31

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Owner name: MOTION SYSTEMS, INC.

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